The drive was prolonged thanks to two penalties by the Esks, including a costly pass interference penalty by Chris Thompson.

The touchdown was Taylor’s second major in as many weeks, as he continues to make life easier for the Lions offence, which was missing receivers Arland Bruce and Geroy Simon for the third-straight game.

But BC’s lead would be short-lived, as the Esks clawed their way back thanks to the leg of Shaw, who recorded a punt single and a 24-yard field goal to equal the score at seven apiece late in the opening frame.

With the second quarter barely underway, the kickers would continue to take centre stage, as both McCallum and Shaw exchanged field goals to make it a 10-10 ball game.

Midway through the second quarter, Bighill continued to make his presence felt, as he snuffed out a potential Eskimos scoring threat by running Joseph down from behind to register his second sack of the game.

Heading into Week 17, Bighill had been on a tear, tallying 20 tackles in his last two games.

Bighill’s strong play headlined a nice defensive effort by the Lions in the second quarter, one that allowed the Lions offence to find their rhythm with time winding down in the half.

But two plays later, Reilly wasn’t able to connect with Earnest Jackson in the endzone on second down, ultimately forcing the Lions to settle for an 11-yard field goal by McCallum.

The Lions would take a 16-10 lead into the break a 48-yard field goal by McCallum with just 52 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

During the first half, veteran Eskimos receiver Fred Stamps hauled in one reception for 39 yards, launching him over the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth-straight year.

Harris Makes History

BC Lions RB Andrew Harris earned a place in CFL history Friday night as he surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the first time in his career.READ: Harris enters record books

The second half got underway with the Lions defence continuing to make life difficult for Joseph, as Keron Williams registered his league-leading 11th sack of the season.

On BC's next possession, McCallum would connect on his fourth field goal of the game, this time splitting the uprights from 44 yards out to extend the Lions' modest lead to nine.

However, the Lions would see their nine-point lead shrink to a touchdown's length, as McCallum conceded a safety from deep inside his own territory.

While the two offences were stymied by the defences for the most part of the third quarter, the Edmonton offence finally woke up, with Joseph leading a furious drive that extended into the early parts of the fourth quarter.

The 39-year-old pivot picked apart the dangerous BC secondary, connecting on a 23-yard pass to rookie Shamawd Chambers before running for an 18-yard gain of his own to give the Esks a fresh set of downs inside the red zone.

After a failing to find Stamps in the endzone, Joseph heaved a pass to receiver Cary Koch, who made a spectacular catch on a tip drill, tying the game up at 19 with just over 10 minutes to go in the game.

However, the Lions would answer back in a hurry and re-gain the lead once again, with McCallum booting his fifth field goal of the game, this time splitting the uprights from 40 yards out.

Earlier in the fourth quarter, Harris made CFL history, becoming just the ninth Canadian to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark. It's been an eventful two weeks for Harris, who last week surpassed Terry Evanshen for most yards from scrimmage by a Canadian.

Leading by three with just over six minutes to go in the game, Reilly continued to show poise and patience under centre, orchestrating an impressive seven-play, 65-yard drive that was capped off by a nine-yard touchdown strike to Nick Moore.

The major was Moore's third of the season.

With time running out, the Esks began to take their chances downfield, but came up short on their very next possession, as Joseph was picked off by Ryan Phillips.

The Lions then began to distance themselves soon after, as McCallum registered his sixth field goal of the night, connecting on a kick from 42 yards out.

Having already established a decent lead with time winding down in the final frame, the Lions put the game on ice, as Brown took a Reilly handoff 23 yards for a touchdown, giving BC a 39-19 win.

amazing year for BC Lions. Lulay a great leader and many players have stepped up - trying to find out how I can buy Western Final Tickets? I know the date is November 18th and BC will host, but ticketmaster website is not up to date etc.

October 20, 2012 - 8:29pm

als rule

and the beat goes on!!

October 20, 2012 - 3:18pm

larz_73

Booya!

October 20, 2012 - 1:45am

TJTHEDJ60

This was a great team win by the Lions and Mike Reilly in his first CFL start was absolutely calm,cool,and collective in his operation of the offensive unit and even after the Eskimos tied the score at 19-19 in the 4th quarter he just came back out and ran a drive that culminated in the Lions putting points on the board.

October 20, 2012 - 1:30am

GoTi-Cats

Exciting game. If you were a new viewer you wouldn't have known from the level of play that BC was being led by a backup qb. The Esks did have their moments though and for while it looked as if they might pull the game out but once again the Lions found a way to win. They're a fun team to watch because they do so many things so well.